To provide an opportunity for Members and
Officers to declare any disclosable
pecuniary and non-pecuniary interests in any item on the
agenda.

Minutes:

No declarations of interest were made.

33.

Public Speaking Time/Open Session

In accordance with paragraph
2.32 of the Committee Procedural Rules and Appendix 7 of the Rules
a total period of 10 minutes is allocated for members of the public
to address the Committee on any matter relevant to the work of the
body in question.

Individual members of the
public may speak for up to 5 minutes but the Chairman will decide
how the period of time allocated for public speaking will be
apportioned where there are a number of speakers.

Members of the public wishing to ask a
question at the meeting should provide at least three clear working
days’ notice in writing and should include the question with
that notice. This will enable an informed answer to be
given.It is not
required to give notice of the intention to make use of public
speaking provision, however, as a matter of courtesy, a period of
24 hours notice is encouraged.

Minutes:

Mr Ray Catlin stated that he believed it was
the wrong decision to hold today’s meeting in private as
having an open meeting would be an opportunity to restore public
confidence in the Council’s decision making
process.

34.

Exclusion of the Press and Public

The reports relating to the
remaining items on the agenda have been withheld from public
circulation and deposit pursuant to Section 100(B)(2) of the Local
Government Act 1972 on the grounds that the matters may be
determined with the press and public excluded.

The Committee may decide that
the press and public be excluded from the meeting during
consideration of the following items pursuant to Section 100(A)4 of
the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that they involve the
likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1
and 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972
and public interest would not be served in publishing the
information.

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

That the press and public be excluded from the
meeting during consideration of the following item pursuant to
Section 100(A)4 of the Local Government Act 1972 as amended on the
grounds that it involved the likely discussion of exempt
information as defined in Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part 1 of the
Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 and the public
interest would not be served in publishing the information.

35.

Appointment of Director of Legal Services and Monitoring Officer

To interview the shortlisted
candidates for the position of Director of Legal Services and
Monitoring Officer

Minutes:

The Committee interviewed the candidates for
the position of Director of Legal Services and Monitoring
Officer.

RESOLVED:

That in the absence of a
consensus, it was decided not to make a recommendation to
Council to appoint to the position of Director of Legal Services
and Monitoring Officer.